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Privacy Rules Not Strictly Enforced for iOS, Android
New privacy-focused rules banning location trackers and requiring disclosing data collection rules for privacy are not consistently enforced on the App Store and Google Play.
Political Campaigns Face Tough Security Challenges
The short lifespans and limited budgets of political campaigns adds to the security challenges they face as advanced adversaries target them.
FBI Director Urges More Cooperation, Relationships
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been beating the public-private sector cooperation drum for several years now, and FBI director Christopher Wray stuck to that theme during his talk at Fordham University’s International Conference on Cyber Security.
Severe Bug in Libgcrypt Fixed
Developers have patched a serious heap buffer overflow in Libgcrypt that could be triggered easily when data is decrypted.
Google Promises Advertises Can Test No-Cookie Tech
Google said tests show that the new technology to replace third-party cookies doesn't impact ad revenue, but didn't provide more details on how it would enhance user privacy.
Authorities Take Down Emotet Botnet
Police in the US and Europe have disrupted the Emotet botnet, taking over its servers and cutting off communications with infected computers.
Firefox Moves to Cut Off Supercookie Tracking
In Firefox 85, Mozilla is partitioning several caches in the browser in order to prevent trackers from abusing them.
Sudo Flaw Gives Linux Users Root Access
Researchers from Qualys uncovered a major vulnerability in an application that allows administrators to delegate limited root access to regular users. While most major Linux distributions have released fixed versions of sudo, administrators still have to verify their systems are protected.
Cybercriminals Target Vaccine Supply Chain
Over the last year, cybercriminals adjusted their attack tactics with new developments with the COVID-19 pandemic. With attention now on developing and distributing the vaccine for the novel coronavirus, attackers have shifted their focus to target the vaccine supply chain.
Decipher Podcast: Andy Ellis Returns
Andy Ellis, CSO of Akamai, joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the importance of setting priorities, how to assess your strengths and weaknesses as an organization, and the NFL draft.
Enduring Lessons From Securing the Election
Securing the 2020 election was a years-long process, and former CISA Director Chris Krebs found a number of key lessons for security teams during the effort.
EU Regulators Issued Larger GDPR Fines in 2020
The European Union’s data protection authorities have been flexing their regulatory powers under the General Data Protection Regulation over the past year, increasingly imposing larger fines and other enforcement actions.
Trump Executive Order Focuses on Rules for Cloud Providers
One of the last executive orders for the outgoing Trump Administration authorized the Commerce Department to create "know your customer" rules for infrastructure-as-a-service providers.
New York Proposes Biometrics Privacy Law
New York lawmakers are moving ahead with their own privacy legislation to regulate how private companies handle biometric data.
New Raindrop Tool Tied to SolarWinds Attackers
A piece of malware called Raindrop has been found in some networks compromised by the SolarWinds attackers.